 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jessica Bidwell. These are your headlines from around the fleet. USS Kyrgyz returned to Naval Station Norfolk November 10th after completing exercise bold alligator 2014. The two-week multinational exercise was hosted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen skills in amphibious operations and bilateral command and control. This year's exercise focused on crisis response missions to include non-combatant evacuations, theater security, and humanitarian assistance. There's good news for eligible sailors and Marines deployed on ships. You will begin receiving Hardship Duty Pay Tempo or HDPT in your December mid-month paycheck. Active duty and reserve sailors and Marines who are deployed from more than 220 consecutive days are eligible. The Baton Amphibious Ready Group and George H.W. Bush Strike Group are the first units eligible to receive the pay.